The physics of laser plasma interactions
By: William L. Kruer.
Series: Frontiers in physics -- v. 73
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Laser-plasma interactions.; Laser fusion.
Other titles: Laser plasma interactions
Notes: "The advanced book program."

Originally published: Redwood City, Calif. : Addison-Wesley, c1988.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic concepts and two-fluid description of plasmas; title: Computer simulation of plasmas using particle codes; title: Electromagnetic wave propagation in plasmas; title: Propagation of obliquely incident light waves in inhomogeneous plasmas; title: Collisional absorption of electromagnetic waves in plasmas; title: Parametric excitation of electron and ion waves; title: Stimulated Raman scattering; title: Stimulated Brillouin scattering; title: Heating by plasma waves; title: Density profile modification; title: Nonlinear features of underdense plasma instabilities; title: Electron energy transport; title: Laser plasma experiments.